Friday Afternoon Activities Program
Art: Painting and Sculpting
Painting introduces students to figurative painting while using
themselves as subject matter. The course will commence with a
design development that enables the practitioner to complete a
self-portrait representationally and then semi-representationally.
Colour mixing and application of paint will also be covered as
well as an introduction to the use of elements and principles of
art and design in an artwork.
The focus of this course is:
• a focus on arts skills and processes with painting
• an introduction to the elements and principles of art and
design
• media exploration including colour mixing and application
• awareness of the design development stage
Ceramics will introduce students to the coil and slab methods
of construction in order to make functional clay works like jars
and vases. They will be shown how to embellish and glaze the
clay works before there final firing in a kiln with a focus on the
elements and principles of art and design.
The focus of this course is:
• a focus on arts skills and processes with ceramics.
• an introduction to the elements and principles of art and
design
• media exploration including the coil and slab method of clay
construction
• an understanding of appropriate art and design language
Coordinator:
Mr Adam Derums
Email: [email protected]
Terms:
Terms 1 and 3 (painting)
Terms 2 and 4 (ceramic sculpting)
Venue: Art Room
Min/Max:
Minimum 2 students, maximum 10 students
Cost: N/A